The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article on August 29, 2015, revealing that one month earlier, on July 31, The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh submitted a $3 million grant application to the State of PA’s Department of Community and Economic Development, for a roadway to be built from the neighborhood of Panther Hollow in Oakland, […]

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"What seems clear, is that city officials are merely feigning transparency by holding public meetings in surrounding neighborhoods, using what many believe to be misleading statistics and cherry-picked facts; trying to manufacture consent outside of the at-risk neighborhoods and create an “aura of inevitability” to bulldoze over the wishes and needs of the residents."

Making Pittsburgh Great Again? January 18, 2018 opnnews URA/Private Partners Renew Push For Controversial Project OPN’s investigative article in March 2016 about a Public/Private partnership formed between the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), University of Pittsburgh and CMU, involves seizi...

Just a reminder that the Mon Oakland Connector meeting is happening tonight at 5pm at Pittsburgh Firefighters Local 1 (120 Flowers Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207). The link to register is below!
Feedback from the first meeting and a preferred alternative for the area will be presented. There will be opportunity for comment and small group discussion after the presentation.There have been suggestions to use autonomous shuttles in that corridor, a suggestion that PPT and community members are concerned about.
PPT believes in safe, accountable, accessible, and public transit operated by union drivers! Let's help raise the issue and keep the public in public transit!

The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission is holding two listening sessions that will give Pittsburgh residents and PWSA customers an opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas about the Authority with State commissioners and other key officials.

Two meetings are scheduled this week at the following times and locations:

Thursday, February 227:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.University of PittsburghUniversity Club, First Floor Ballroom123 University Place (15260)

For more information about the meetings, please check out the following information on the PUC's website. www.puc.pa.gov/about_puc/press_releases.aspx?ShowPR=3963. Those wishing to speak at the meeting are asked to RSVP by contacting the PUC's Office of Communications at RA-CMU5722@pa.gov or by calling (717) 787-5722. ...

"The company’s zero percent rate in 2017 reflects a longer term trend. During the previous five years, Amazon reported U.S. profits of $8.2 billion and paid an effective federal income tax rate of just 11.4 percent. This means the company was able to shelter more than two-thirds of its profits from tax during that five year period."

The online retail giant has built its business model on tax avoidance, and its latest financial filing makes it clear that Amazon continues to be insulated from the nation’s tax system. In 2017, Amazon reported $5.6 billion of U.S. profits and didn’t pay a dime of federal income taxes on it. The...